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Originally Posted by Schister66
Does it fit? Hmmm....last i checked, the Cavalier is front wheel drive w/ a transversely mounted 4 cylinder. I"m thinking no....if you wanted to murder that car, which is a viable option, you could eventually make it fit. That option is not going to be cheap however.
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Actually his is a transverse mounted 6 cylinder (with a hefty 185 ft/lbs torque, yummy), but that's neither here nor there.
One of the perks of the cheap-ish construction of these cars is that its a lot easier to tear apart than more well-built vehicles. Its possible to get it in there, it will fit. The trick is getting it converted to RWD, which involves all kinds of funs stuff like:
Cutting a firewall
Relocating a gas tank
Various Frame modifications
Installing a rear-end to the car
Wiring! WOOHOO!
I mean, a RWD conversion for a V8 is more viable than swapping a FWD V8 (read:Northstar) in there. You can usually figure out ways to compensate cutting a firewall, and the tranny doesn't need to be so much in the engine bay. However, if you ever tried to stick a northstar in there you're going to have to cut strut towers. That's no fun.
I hope you guys have a lot of metal stock, spare time, tools of all sorts, and a whole lot of beer. Oh, and money. Lots of money. Lots and lots and lots of money.